LG adds Spotify to smart TV platform

Popular music streaming service comes to LG smart TVs, but you'll need a Premium subscription at £9.99 a month

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LG is adding music streaming service Spotify to its range of smart TVs. The app will give owners of all 2013 model LG smart TVs access to more than 20 million songs. But they will need to have a Spotify Premium account, which costs £9.99 a month.

Those who are new to Spotify can sign up for a one-month free trial. The app also makes it easy to share favourite tunes and playlists via Facebook and Twitter.

"Spotify is a welcome addition to the growing selection of premium content accessible on our smart TVs," says Richard Choi, senior vice president of the Smart Business Centre at LG.

Last week Spotify launched a free, ad-supported Spotify Mobile app for Android and iOS tablet users, as well as Spotify Shuffle, a free music streaming service for smartphones.

However, a Spotify spokesman confirmed to whathifi.com that users wishing to use Spotify on products such as Sonos, Samsung TVs, the Now TV Box and compatible AV receivers, will still need to subscribe to the Premium service.